This Week in Money (September 11, 2026)
Here are a few of the stories in money you may have missed this past week.
U.S. stocks finally rebounded today after four consecutive days of losses, with the S&P 500 rising 0.9%, the Dow gaining 1%, and the Nasdaq climbing 1%. Inflation remains elevated, with consumer prices including costs for gas, food, and other everyday expenses rising 3.4% from a year earlier.
Remembering September 11th
Twenty-five years ago today, our nation changed forever. The 9/11 attacks were the deadliest terrorist attacks in history, claiming nearly 3,000 lives.
According to a Ipsos poll about half of U.S. adults remember September 11, 2001 as one of the most historic events of their lifetime. Three in four Americans say they remember where they were when they heard about the attacks. (I vividly remember sitting in my high school history class watching it on the news).
Click HERE to watch archived footage of how that day unfolded 25 years ago.
One randomly chosen winner who enters the Dream Chaser Sweepstakes will receive a $5,529 contribution to their NC 529 college savings account.
The entry period runs from September 1, 2026, until October 13, 2026.
Check out all the details on how to register and official sweepstakes rules here.
According to the Federal Reserve, in 2025, 82% of Americans owned a credit card. Ever wondered how credit cards even came to be?
Well, in this article your question is answered. It lays out an extensive timeline from the 1928 Charga-Plate (the early metal predecessor to the modern credit card) to today’s digital wallets.
“On Thursday, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury reached 4.96%, the highest it’s been — except for a brief interlude in 2023 — since 2007.”
This article highlights three areas impacted by this shift: borrowers, the government, and investors. Treasury yields drive up consumer interest rates, make government borrowing more expensive, and push investors to rethink the structure of their investment portfolios.
A recent study published in the journal PLOS One titled: “Subjective socioeconomic status moderates depression’s impact on fairness perception in the ultimatum game: A moderated mediation model,” investigated how depression alters social and financial perceptions using the Ultimatum Game.
The study revealed that research participants’ depressive symptoms didn’t directly dictate how they judged fairness, but instead, the impact of those symptoms depended on their subjective socioeconomic status. Essentially, how a person ranks their own social standing shapes how depression impacts their cognitive processing of fairness.
SoFi wants you to understand what it looks like to carry a balance on a high-interest credit card. Do you know the correct answer for this example:
Let’s say you’ve got $10,000 in credit card debt, and you make the minimum required payment every month. If the card has an 18% APR, how much interest would you likely pay before that debt is gone for good?
A: $2,000
B: $6,000
C: $10,000
D: $14,000
Click here for the answer.
For many of us credit card debt is unavoidable. This article provides insight into strategic spending habits and some interest-reducing financial options to help reduce debt costs.
Until next week - stay informed, stay intentional. ✨
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